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RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: SEUNG YANG, P.E., CITY ENGINEER (714) 754-5335
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-XX approving a list of projects for funding with the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) revenues for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27.
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BACKGROUND:
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), was passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in April 2017 to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide. SB 1 increases several taxes and fees to raise billions of dollars annually in new transportation revenues. Moreover, SB 1 adjusts for inflation every year so that the purchasing power of the revenues does not diminish as it has historically.
SB 1 prioritizes this funding towards critical maintenance, rehabilitation, and safety improvements on state highways, local streets and roads, bridges, and to improve the state's trade corridors, transit, and active transportation facilities.
As part of SB 1's various accountability and transparency measures and according to the California Transportation Commission's (CTC) Reporting Guidelines for Local Streets and Roads Funding Program, the City is required to submit a proposed project list to the CTC by July 1st of each year and subsequently provide year-end updates on the progress and expenditures of previously approved projects by October 1st of each year.
ANALYSIS:
The City is projected to receive an estimated $3,156,556 from RMRA funding in FY 2026-27 based on State Department of Finance revenue projections. To be eligible for funding, the City must submit a proposed ...
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